Wales women's rugby team beat Japan five tries to two in the WXV contest, even after two replacements were yellow-carded late on. Head coach Sean Lynn praised the grit the side showed in holding on with 13 players, and the win completed a successful WXV campaign.
Wales beat Japan 29-5 in Kumagaya City to complete a double over their opponents and finish the WXV Global Series on a high. Wings Nel Metcalfe and Amy Williams both scored, and Williams added a second try along with Sisilia Tuipulotu, Kelsey Jones and Moe Nagaoka's scores.
Plans have been announced to bring back a dry ski slope and high ropes course at Folkestone Sports Centre, which closed in July 2024. The centre's owner has partnered with Boonies Outdoors to restore the open-air facilities, and no reopening date has been set yet.
Fallon Sherrock beat reigning world champion Luke Littler in a one-leg darts contest in Manchester, winning £501,000. The event was an amateur-focused challenge broadcast live on Netflix, and Sherrock said she was happy to overcome criticism she had faced beforehand.
